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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2440830

Patriot Inn

Howe, Indiana 46746 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
171
EPA violations
66
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 171 drinking-water violations at Patriot Inn, 39% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

171
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Patriot Inn

Patriot Inn is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Howe, Indiana (LaGrange County) through 15 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 171 total violations for this system , of which 66 (39%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 102 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 45 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Indiana, EPA tracks 3,967 public water systems serving 5,774,616 people, with 352,710 cumulative violations and 35,932 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 88.9 violations. Statewide, 55 of 229 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24%).

Patriot Inn's 171 violations sit above the Indiana average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
30
Total Violations
171
Health-Based Violations
66
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
15
County
LaGrange
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
61
Monitoring Violations
102
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 45 2015
Nitrate MCL 37 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 29 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 24 2015
E. COLI MR 22 2019
Nitrate MR 6 1994
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2020
Groundwater Rule Other 3 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2019

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Patriot Inn.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IN2440830 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Indiana Drinking Water Authority

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Patriot Inn under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IN regulator portal

Source: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Nitrate MCL 37 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 1040
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 29 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 8000
2020 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 0700
2020 Groundwater Rule Other 3 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 0700
2019 E. COLI MR 22 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 45 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 24 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 3100
1994 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / IN2440830 / 1040

How Patriot Inn Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Patriot Inn Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 171 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 66 9.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 30 1,456 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,967 regulated public water systems in Indiana.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Patriot Inn water safe to drink? ▼
Patriot Inn (PWS ID: IN2440830) has 171 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Patriot Inn serve? ▼
Patriot Inn serves 30 people in Howe, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 15 service connections.
What type of violations does Patriot Inn have? ▼
Patriot Inn has 171 total violations: 66 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 102 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Patriot Inn water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Patriot Inn under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Patriot Inn use? ▼
Patriot Inn uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.